Joel B. Pollak 18 Jun 2020
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard Jr. said Wednesday that fired Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe was being charged with “felony murder†in the death of Rayshard Brooks. But it is unclear how “felony murder†applies.
“Felony murder†allows a defendant to be charged with murder for a death from a different, underlying felony. A classic example is charging the driver of a getaway car outside a bank for a murder inside the bank during a robbery.
Howard explained during his press conference on Wednesday that Rolfe was being charged for felony murder because of the crime of “aggravated assault†in shooting Brooks (as Brooks resisted arrest, seized an officer’s Taser, fled, and fired):
These are the 11 charges against Officer Rolfe. The first charge is felony murder. This is the death that is as a result of a underlying felony. And in this case, the underlying felony is aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. And the possible sentences for a felony murder conviction would be life, life without parole, or the death penalty.
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